Sunday, 6 January 2013

Samsung and Android go together like peanut butter and jelly. Android wouldn’t have gained so much market dominance without Samsung’s Galaxy line, and that Galaxy lineup
wouldn’t exist without Android. Surely these two would enjoy a long,
peaceful relationship for the foreseeable future, right? Maybe not.
Samsung is reportedly looking at launching several phones running Tizen
instead of Android in 2013. Now, this isn’t weird for Samsung, as they
do have other phones running Bada, although they don’t have the success
Android does, but if Tizen does well enough in its initial Eastern
launch, don’t be surprised to see Samsung slowly bring a few devices
across the sea.
Samsung is understandably in a position where it really
needs to make sure it isn’t too dependent on another partner, like
Google. If Google were to take Android down a path that Samsung didn’t
agree with, for instance, it wouldn’t hurt to have a backup plan. This
is obviously speculation for something that won’t happen for another
several years, so no one should worry about the Galaxy S IV running
something other than our beloved Android. But if Samsung did launch a
competing OS and app ecosystem, would any of you give it a chance?